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As Poseidon is our witness...

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may our word be our bond.

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(APPLAUSE)

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All of Atlantis is
pleased for us.

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So it seems.

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And I feel sure the gods
will bless our union, too.

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Such certainty, Heptarian.

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You'll see.

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They'll give us a sign, and
then you will believe, too.

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Friends, citizens of Atlantis,

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nothing could please us more
than the announcement today

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of the betrothal of our daughter
to Poseidon's servant, Heptarian.

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(APPLAUSE)

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As is the custom
in our great city,

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a pankration will be held, the
like of which we have never seen!

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Mm.

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You did well today.

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The gods smile on you, as they
will when you win the pankration.

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Yes?

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She will come round.

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- You think so?
- Oh, it doesn't matter if she doesn't.

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Ariadne is alone.

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No friends, no allies.

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Where will she find the strength
to defy the will of her father?

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(CHEERING OUTSIDE)

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What are they celebrating?

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Minos has announced
a pankration.

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- A what?
- It's not important.

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Not important? The one occasion
where food and wine flow free.

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That's free, Pythagoras.
What could be more important?

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<i>Your Mend'?</i>

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Hm? Oh, yes. Er... no,
you wouldn't be interested.

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- It's just a silly contest.
- Two unarmed opponents.

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A knife in the sand.

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The first to draw blood wins.

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No rules. Oh, it's
something to see, believe me.

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- It's barbaric.
- And free pies.

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Why wouldn't I be interested?

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(CHATTERING OUTSIDE)

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Pythagoras?

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This pankration is to celebrate
Ariadne and Heptarian's betrothal.

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I see.

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Of course.

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It was never really going
to happen, was it, Jason?

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I mean, Ariadne's
a goddess on earth,

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whereas you... are just you.

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Well done.

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What?

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What?

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I'm sorry.

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I should have told you.

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(GRUNTS)

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(GRUNTS)

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(SNORTS) Perfect.

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(STREET CHATTER)

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(INAUDIBLE)

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Tell your mistress to destroy
it the moment she's read it.

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- Who gave you this?
- Medusa.

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No-one else knows?

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Jason wants to meet me.

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Ariadne, is
everything all right?

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Yes. Yes, thank you.

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The pankration begins tomorrow.
You're expected at your father's side.

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Of course.

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Good.

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Oh, and if I could have what you've
so carefully hidden in your hand?

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Your Highness?

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Guard! Where did you get this?

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No, it's no matter. We can have
that discussion later. Take her away.

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Please! I...

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You really think this
can go unpunished?

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What will you do to her?

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A servant who betrays her trust
must suffer the consequences,

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no matter who her mistress is.

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Oh, Ariadne, why must
we always fight over this?

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You are betrothed to Heptarian.

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Do you really think this is appropriate?
What if the people knew of it?

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Where would your
reputation be then?

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This must end. Do
you understand?

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And Korinna?

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I have no desire to
punish the innocent.

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Remove this boy from your life once
and for all, and Korinna may return.

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That's fair, isn't it?

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You see?

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We don't have to be enemies.

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- Were you followed?
- No.

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You must be quick.

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If you should be found here, it
would be death for both of us.

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Thank you. I won't forget this.

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Why did you ask
to see me, Jason?

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I...

92
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I heard about your
betrothal to Heptarian.

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The whole city knows now.

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I couldn't quite
believe it at first.

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We've not known
each other that long.

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Hardly any time at all.

97
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And yet... the...
the thing is, I, um...

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I don't think I've ever met
anyone like you before.

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No other princesses of Atlantis?

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No-one as wonderful,

101
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no-one as beautiful
as you, no-one...

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Please don't.

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And I think,
maybe, just maybe...

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you have feelings for me, too.

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Don't go ahead with this marriage,
Ariadne. Please, I'm begging you.

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It cannot be.

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It cannot.

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- Why not?
- Because...

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because you are
you, and I am me,

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a princess of Atlantis,
betrothed to another.

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Yes. But... I have
a duty to my people,

112
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a duty to Poseidon himself.

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To marry someone
that you don't love?

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What sort of duty is that?

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Why come here?

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Why agree to meet me?

117
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So that you could understand
that we must bow to our fates,

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- whatever the cost.
- I don't believe that.

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- No, there must be something...
- Be content with this.

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If the choice had
been mine alone,

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I would not leave
you for one moment.

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Now you must go.

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Ariadne...

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If you truly love me, please
don't make this any harder.

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Here.

126
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Don't forget me.

127
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I need no token to remember you.

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Still.

129
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(5055)

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Ariadne?

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I see you've done
the right thing.

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I know how hard this must
have been for you, Ariadne.

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And Korinna?

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I shall see she is released.

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(5055)

136
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Oh, no. Come. Come here.

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It will get better.

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It will.

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(THUD)

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(THUD)

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(THUD)

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(THUD)

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(METAL SCRAPES)

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(THUD)

145
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(METAL SCRAPES)

146
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I saw Ariadne.

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- Jason.
- You were right.

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She is promised to Heptarian.

149
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Well, perhaps it's for the best.

150
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At least now you know you
can accept it, move on and...

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get on with the
rest of your life.

152
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It's not over, not yet.

153
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I swear solemnly before
Poseidon, the guardian of the oaths,

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to fight fairly and to the end.

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Poseidon hears your promise
and wishes you good fortune.

156
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I swear solemnly before
Poseidon, the guardian of the oaths,

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that I will fight
fairly and to the end.

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Poseidon hears your promise
and wishes you good fortune.

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00:12:42,081 --> 00:12:44,121
Of course we would
have stopped you!

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People die in the
pankration, Jason.

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They don't just die. They get bits
sliced off them and then they die.

162
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This won't win Ariadne
back. She's told you it's over.

163
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Was it ever really on?

164
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I'm not doing this for Ariadne.

165
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You're always saying that
we need to earn more money,

166
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and this is a way to win some.

167
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That is true.

168
00:13:00,681 --> 00:13:04,721
Jason, Heptarian's been fighting
in the pankration since he was a boy

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and he's never lost, ever.

170
00:13:07,041 --> 00:13:08,977
I'm doing it, and it doesn't
matter what you think.

171
00:13:09,001 --> 00:13:10,721
You don't stand a chance.

172
00:13:10,841 --> 00:13:13,561
The pankration isn't
like other contests.

173
00:13:13,681 --> 00:13:16,241
It takes months of practice.

174
00:13:17,681 --> 00:13:19,241
Then we'd better get started.

175
00:13:22,241 --> 00:13:24,441
So, I just need to
get to the knife first?

176
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That is all.

177
00:13:32,521 --> 00:13:34,201
That's not fair!

178
00:13:34,321 --> 00:13:36,401
We told you there's
no rules. Try again.

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- Watch out behind you!
- Oh, yes!

180
00:13:43,321 --> 00:13:45,801
- Like taking milk from a baby.
- But that's cheating.

181
00:13:45,921 --> 00:13:48,681
- We told you...
- Yes, no rules. I get it.

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00:13:48,801 --> 00:13:49,801
Again.

183
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(CHUCKLES)

184
00:14:12,681 --> 00:14:14,881
- I suppose he is improving.
- Marginally.

185
00:14:19,681 --> 00:14:21,681
(DOOR CREAKS AND RATTLES)

186
00:14:32,241 --> 00:14:33,761
Your Highness.

187
00:14:36,281 --> 00:14:39,481
- You have what I asked for?
- Indeed.

188
00:14:39,601 --> 00:14:41,961
No taste, no
odour, as described.

189
00:14:42,081 --> 00:14:44,281
And the effects are not sudden?

190
00:14:44,401 --> 00:14:47,281
So gradual they may not
at first even be noticed.

191
00:14:47,401 --> 00:14:50,241
The occasional headache,
some pain, no more.

192
00:14:50,361 --> 00:14:54,081
After several months, the
hair may loosen, the scalp itch,

193
00:14:54,201 --> 00:14:57,001
the mind become confused,

194
00:14:57,121 --> 00:15:01,201
all brought mercifully
to an end by a sleep

195
00:15:01,321 --> 00:15:03,561
from which no-one can wake.

196
00:15:09,961 --> 00:15:13,801
I hope Your Highness will
remember this service to her.

197
00:15:15,001 --> 00:15:16,801
Oh, on the contrary, Dymas...

198
00:15:16,921 --> 00:15:20,201
I shall do everything I
can to forget we ever met.

199
00:15:20,321 --> 00:15:23,201
And if you value your life,
I suggest you do the same.

200
00:15:24,921 --> 00:15:26,841
Do you understand?

201
00:15:26,961 --> 00:15:29,001
Your Highness.

202
00:15:46,641 --> 00:15:48,041
What are you doing?

203
00:15:48,161 --> 00:15:50,841
Well, you have to talk to
each other at some time.

204
00:15:50,961 --> 00:15:52,481
Did she wave back?

205
00:15:54,361 --> 00:15:56,801
- No.
- Well, try again.

206
00:15:56,921 --> 00:15:58,921
She's gone now.

207
00:15:59,041 --> 00:16:01,081
She's never going
to speak to me again.

208
00:16:01,201 --> 00:16:02,721
You could try just
going up to her.

209
00:16:02,841 --> 00:16:06,281
You have no idea how the
human heart works, do you?

210
00:16:06,401 --> 00:16:08,721
Actually, I'm very
interested in anatomy.

211
00:16:08,841 --> 00:16:11,201
(HORN BLOWS)

212
00:16:32,481 --> 00:16:35,761
Please the gods he doesn't
get Harmon in the first round.

213
00:16:35,881 --> 00:16:37,241
Or Heptarian.

214
00:17:04,881 --> 00:17:07,561
You have each chosen your lot.

215
00:17:07,681 --> 00:17:10,681
Now may the gods
choose your fate.

216
00:17:13,041 --> 00:17:15,041
(CHEERING)

217
00:17:34,041 --> 00:17:35,921
(CHEERING)

218
00:18:02,241 --> 00:18:03,281
Oh! Ho-ho!

219
00:18:15,601 --> 00:18:16,801
Ah.

220
00:18:16,921 --> 00:18:18,881
(APPLAUSE)

221
00:18:19,881 --> 00:18:22,561
- (BLADE STABS)
- (BOOING)

222
00:18:27,961 --> 00:18:29,721
- Cheat!
- Hercules!

223
00:18:29,841 --> 00:18:31,441
He didn't hear me.

224
00:18:55,401 --> 00:18:58,401
- I taught him that.
- Actually, that was me.

225
00:19:02,681 --> 00:19:05,121
Don't get close too early!

226
00:19:14,481 --> 00:19:15,161
<i>—</i> Yes! Yes! <i>'</i> Oh. Yes!

227
00:19:15,281 --> 00:19:16,881
(CHEERING)

228
00:19:25,841 --> 00:19:27,641
- He was lucky.
- Lucky?

229
00:19:27,761 --> 00:19:30,601
Jason's fast, but he can't
afford to just rely on that.

230
00:19:30,721 --> 00:19:32,721
He needs to think
before he moves.

231
00:19:35,161 --> 00:19:36,761
Jason!

232
00:19:40,241 --> 00:19:43,801
- Can you move it?
- (KNOCK AT DOOR)

233
00:19:43,921 --> 00:19:45,121
The poultice should help.

234
00:19:45,241 --> 00:19:46,761
(GROAN5)

235
00:19:48,601 --> 00:19:51,321
- Medusa.
- Hercules.

236
00:19:52,521 --> 00:19:56,481
- May I come in?
- Yes, yes, of course.

237
00:19:56,601 --> 00:19:58,441
I have the ingredients
you asked for. Hercules!

238
00:19:58,481 --> 00:20:00,601
Sorry, sorry.

239
00:20:02,081 --> 00:20:03,841
Thank you.

240
00:20:03,961 --> 00:20:05,881
The herbs will ease the pain,

241
00:20:06,001 --> 00:20:08,961
and the poultice should
bring down the swelling.

242
00:20:09,081 --> 00:20:10,601
That won't work.

243
00:20:11,721 --> 00:20:13,657
And suddenly you're an
expert on the healing arts?

244
00:20:13,681 --> 00:20:15,921
I've seen this before,
in the wrestling ring.

245
00:20:16,041 --> 00:20:17,481
The shoulder is separated.

246
00:20:17,601 --> 00:20:20,921
- It just needs putting back.
- (JASON GROANS)

247
00:20:21,041 --> 00:20:22,961
I'll show you. Don't worry.

248
00:20:23,081 --> 00:20:24,921
This won't hurt.

249
00:20:27,281 --> 00:20:29,121
- (BONES CRUNCH)
- Ow!

250
00:20:29,241 --> 00:20:31,001
<i>Uh'.!</i>

251
00:20:32,001 --> 00:20:33,481
I thought you said
it wouldn't hurt.

252
00:20:33,601 --> 00:20:35,497
Would you have let me
do it, if I told you it did?

253
00:20:35,521 --> 00:20:37,921
- (JASON WHEEZES)
- Try it now.

254
00:20:39,401 --> 00:20:40,817
- Ah...
- Where did you learn to do that?

255
00:20:40,841 --> 00:20:42,801
You pick these things up.

256
00:20:42,921 --> 00:20:45,921
He'll still need the tonic.
You have the ginger?

257
00:20:46,041 --> 00:20:47,441
And the mint.

258
00:20:47,561 --> 00:20:49,761
They need chopping
and the coriander grinding.

259
00:20:49,881 --> 00:20:51,401
I'll get the pestle.

260
00:20:56,881 --> 00:20:58,857
Medusa, does this mean
you're speaking to me again now?

261
00:20:58,881 --> 00:21:01,801
- No.
- Right, fine. Just checking.

262
00:21:01,921 --> 00:21:04,521
(MEDUSA CHOPS)

263
00:21:04,641 --> 00:21:09,481
The boy's a fool for entering.
But for all that, I am grateful.

264
00:21:09,601 --> 00:21:12,257
I shall take great pleasure in
destroying him in front of all of Atlantis.

265
00:21:12,281 --> 00:21:15,281
Well, just make sure you do so cleanly.
The crowd must not turn against you.

266
00:21:15,361 --> 00:21:17,441
- Today was unnecessary.
- It's the pankration.

267
00:21:17,561 --> 00:21:21,841
If you are to become King, Heptarian,
you must be seen to behave like...

268
00:21:21,961 --> 00:21:25,041
- Ariadne.
- Congratulations, my Lord.

269
00:21:25,161 --> 00:21:26,881
It seems the gods
really do smile upon you.

270
00:21:27,001 --> 00:21:28,321
I hope so.

271
00:21:29,441 --> 00:21:31,881
You'll be attending tomorrow?

272
00:21:32,001 --> 00:21:33,561
I wouldn't miss
it for the world.

273
00:21:34,681 --> 00:21:36,441
I shall be thinking
of you as I compete.

274
00:21:38,441 --> 00:21:40,241
If you'll excuse me,
I'm feeling rather tired.

275
00:21:40,281 --> 00:21:42,441
Of course. Good night, Ariadne.

276
00:21:42,561 --> 00:21:44,321
- My Lord.
- Good night.

277
00:21:49,001 --> 00:21:50,417
Did I not tell you she
would come round?

278
00:21:50,441 --> 00:21:54,001
- I'll feel a lot happier with Jason gone.
- Oh, forgetjason.

279
00:21:54,121 --> 00:21:57,001
When you are King, you
can do with him as you feel fit.

280
00:21:57,121 --> 00:22:00,281
Until then, concentrate
on the task in hand.

281
00:22:00,401 --> 00:22:02,881
Of course.

282
00:22:03,001 --> 00:22:05,281
And how is Minos?

283
00:22:05,401 --> 00:22:07,481
Mm.

284
00:22:07,601 --> 00:22:10,121
The King's health is
already not what it was.

285
00:22:11,441 --> 00:22:13,881
But I shall nurse
him to the end.

286
00:22:16,201 --> 00:22:19,001
You can be sure of that.

287
00:22:33,321 --> 00:22:35,441
You work too hard, my Lord.

288
00:22:35,561 --> 00:22:38,201
There are some affairs of state
that only the King can determine.

289
00:22:38,321 --> 00:22:40,721
- Mm.
- Too many, it sometimes feels.

290
00:22:40,841 --> 00:22:42,321
Hm.

291
00:22:42,441 --> 00:22:46,041
But as long as you are by my
side, the burden seems a lighter one.

292
00:22:46,161 --> 00:22:48,401
I've brought you
some refreshment.

293
00:22:48,521 --> 00:22:51,721
- You are very kind.
- Oh. Hm.

294
00:22:54,001 --> 00:22:58,481
The people are enjoying the
pankration, do you not think?

295
00:22:58,601 --> 00:23:00,161
Oh, undoubtedly.

296
00:23:00,281 --> 00:23:03,681
Even Ariadne seems interested.

297
00:23:03,801 --> 00:23:06,201
If you'd rather I got you
something else, my Lord...

298
00:23:06,321 --> 00:23:09,641
No. No, no, this is most
welcome. Thank you.

299
00:23:35,081 --> 00:23:36,561
How is he?

300
00:23:39,121 --> 00:23:41,321
Still feverish, but at
least he's sleeping.

301
00:23:41,441 --> 00:23:43,321
Maybe he shouldn't
fight tomorrow.

302
00:23:44,881 --> 00:23:46,121
He'd never agree to that.

303
00:23:46,241 --> 00:23:48,201
But if he's injured...

304
00:23:48,321 --> 00:23:51,201
jason would rather lose the
fight than lose face by pulling out.

305
00:23:51,321 --> 00:23:52,601
Why?

306
00:23:54,761 --> 00:23:57,161
He thinks he's fighting
for Ariadne's hand.

307
00:23:57,281 --> 00:24:00,281
But he must know
that's hopeless.

308
00:24:00,401 --> 00:24:04,641
(SIGHS) When you're in love,
there's no such thing as hopeless.

309
00:24:09,281 --> 00:24:11,121
You should get some
sleep. I can take over.

310
00:24:11,241 --> 00:24:13,441
- Oh, I shouldn't leave him.
- Don't you trust me?

311
00:24:13,561 --> 00:24:17,081
- I didn't... I didn't mean that.
- I know.

312
00:24:21,001 --> 00:24:25,281
Then I shall keep you company,
if that's all right with you.

313
00:24:33,601 --> 00:24:36,641
- Why are you doing this, Hercules?
- He mustn't get cold.

314
00:24:36,761 --> 00:24:38,681
I didn't mean that.

315
00:24:41,241 --> 00:24:43,801
When I was Jason's age,

316
00:24:43,921 --> 00:24:46,241
I thought I was the
fastest, strongest,

317
00:24:46,361 --> 00:24:50,281
most agile man
in all of Atlantis.

318
00:24:50,401 --> 00:24:53,481
No-one on the field or in
the arena could challenge me.

319
00:24:54,481 --> 00:24:57,841
I know what you're
thinking, "What happened?"

320
00:24:57,961 --> 00:25:01,321
No.

321
00:25:01,441 --> 00:25:03,481
You know the truth?

322
00:25:05,481 --> 00:25:07,081
I never was that man.

323
00:25:09,601 --> 00:25:16,681
It was all made up, just a story I told
myself and anyone else who'd listen.

324
00:25:19,961 --> 00:25:21,961
But Jason's the real thing.

325
00:25:23,961 --> 00:25:27,681
He's special, Medusa, and it's my
job to make sure he stays that way.

326
00:25:27,801 --> 00:25:29,001
Whatever it takes.

327
00:25:30,761 --> 00:25:35,401
But if you ever tell him that,
obviously, I'll have to kill you.

328
00:25:41,601 --> 00:25:43,841
(CHEERING)

329
00:25:57,881 --> 00:25:59,521
(GAS P5)

330
00:26:01,401 --> 00:26:04,481
(GAS P5)

331
00:26:19,241 --> 00:26:21,441
(CHEERING)

332
00:26:36,081 --> 00:26:37,881
(GAS P5)

333
00:26:50,321 --> 00:26:52,001
(CHEERING)

334
00:26:58,081 --> 00:27:01,121
- Argh!
- (CHEERING)

335
00:27:01,241 --> 00:27:03,001
Yes!

336
00:27:05,041 --> 00:27:06,201
(GAS P5)

337
00:27:14,241 --> 00:27:15,801
Oh. Yes!

338
00:27:15,921 --> 00:27:18,281
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

339
00:27:25,001 --> 00:27:28,681
You did well. The
crowd loves you.

340
00:27:28,801 --> 00:27:30,481
Does that hurt?

341
00:27:30,601 --> 00:27:32,881
- Everything hurts.
- (SIGHS)

342
00:27:33,001 --> 00:27:35,001
(CHEERING OUTSIDE)

343
00:27:44,721 --> 00:27:46,361
You can't go on like this.

344
00:27:46,481 --> 00:27:48,321
Ariadne.

345
00:27:48,441 --> 00:27:50,321
It's madness to fight again.

346
00:27:51,561 --> 00:27:53,881
- I'm fine.
- You could die.

347
00:27:59,481 --> 00:28:02,801
I will not think any worse
of you if you pull out.

348
00:28:03,881 --> 00:28:05,481
I made a promise,

349
00:28:05,601 --> 00:28:08,241
a sacred oath to Poseidon.

350
00:28:09,961 --> 00:28:11,521
Please.

351
00:28:12,601 --> 00:28:14,721
I won't change my mind.

352
00:28:17,121 --> 00:28:19,361
May the gods be with you.

353
00:28:31,441 --> 00:28:34,081
(CHEERING)

354
00:28:44,481 --> 00:28:46,681
(GAS P5)

355
00:28:56,601 --> 00:28:57,841
- Ah! <i>'</i> 0h!

356
00:28:57,961 --> 00:28:59,361
(KNIFE SLASHES)

357
00:29:00,601 --> 00:29:03,921
- (BOOING)
- Shame!

358
00:29:05,041 --> 00:29:08,121
(Booms)

359
00:29:09,961 --> 00:29:12,321
(Booms)

360
00:29:13,721 --> 00:29:14,961
Harmon's an old hand.

361
00:29:16,041 --> 00:29:19,201
He knows if he can knock
you down, he'll keep you down.

362
00:29:19,321 --> 00:29:23,841
Stay back. Tire him out. When
you see an opening, in. Understand?

363
00:29:23,961 --> 00:29:25,721
Good man. You'll be fine.

364
00:29:25,841 --> 00:29:28,721
- Ah!
- Oh.

365
00:29:50,201 --> 00:29:51,961
(GAS P5)

366
00:29:57,801 --> 00:29:59,001
Ah.

367
00:30:02,361 --> 00:30:03,801
<i>“</i> Ah! _ (GAS PS)

368
00:30:07,841 --> 00:30:09,601
(JASON GROANS)

369
00:30:10,641 --> 00:30:12,441
(GAS P5)

370
00:30:17,121 --> 00:30:18,321
Yes! Yes, yes, yes.

371
00:30:23,721 --> 00:30:25,281
Oh, yes.

372
00:30:35,801 --> 00:30:37,121
(CHEERING)

373
00:30:39,081 --> 00:30:41,121
(APPLAUSE)

374
00:31:07,201 --> 00:31:09,401
MINOS: Citizens of Atlantis,

375
00:31:09,521 --> 00:31:13,481
as is our custom, the final round
shall commence tomorrow at dawn.

376
00:31:14,921 --> 00:31:16,921
The victor is to take the prize,

377
00:31:17,041 --> 00:31:22,241
the loser to make his
peace with the gods.

378
00:31:24,521 --> 00:31:27,241
I've been watching Heptarian, and
he uses the same trick every time.

379
00:31:27,361 --> 00:31:29,321
He distracts and then
he makes his move.

380
00:31:29,441 --> 00:31:31,681
Now, if I can avoid falling
into that trap, I think I...

381
00:31:31,801 --> 00:31:34,961
- jason, jason. You can't win.
- No, I... I think I can.

382
00:31:35,081 --> 00:31:37,297
It... it's just a case of exploiting
his weak spot, because...

383
00:31:37,321 --> 00:31:40,321
You cannot win, because
Heptarian cannot lose.

384
00:31:41,881 --> 00:31:43,561
He's Poseidon's servant.

385
00:31:43,681 --> 00:31:46,201
He's betrothed to
the King's daughter.

386
00:31:48,121 --> 00:31:50,161
You must let him be victorious.

387
00:31:51,641 --> 00:31:53,297
But I swore an oath
to Poseidon that I'd...

388
00:31:53,321 --> 00:31:56,441
If you won, do you really think the
King would give you Ariadne's hand?

389
00:31:56,561 --> 00:32:00,561
That you'd live happily ever after
in... in the bosom of Minos's family?

390
00:32:00,681 --> 00:32:03,121
You'd be dead by
sundown. We all would.

391
00:32:03,241 --> 00:32:05,721
I'm sorry. There's no choice.

392
00:32:07,081 --> 00:32:08,241
You have to lose.

393
00:32:19,161 --> 00:32:21,201
For whom were you praying?

394
00:32:22,801 --> 00:32:24,601
No-one in particular.

395
00:32:27,961 --> 00:32:29,081
Jason.

396
00:32:31,041 --> 00:32:33,041
I fear for him tomorrow.

397
00:32:34,761 --> 00:32:36,601
Will the gods favour him?

398
00:32:38,241 --> 00:32:40,401
I am not the Oracle,

399
00:32:40,521 --> 00:32:44,561
but he has greater strengths
than you can imagine.

400
00:32:45,961 --> 00:32:47,721
Will you pray for
him, too, Melas?

401
00:32:47,841 --> 00:32:50,721
I already have, my Lady.

402
00:33:01,081 --> 00:33:03,721
He really does care, doesn't he?

403
00:33:03,841 --> 00:33:05,361
Yes.

404
00:33:07,041 --> 00:33:08,041
He's ready.

405
00:33:11,041 --> 00:33:12,401
Jason.

406
00:33:12,521 --> 00:33:14,601
I don't want to know.

407
00:33:14,721 --> 00:33:17,641
I was just going
to say good luck.

408
00:33:58,161 --> 00:33:59,881
Anyone you'd like
to say good bye to?

409
00:34:00,001 --> 00:34:01,801
Just you.

410
00:34:10,601 --> 00:34:12,361
- (JASON GROANS)
- (GASPS)

411
00:34:12,481 --> 00:34:15,241
Nice, but sadly not enough.

412
00:34:22,561 --> 00:34:24,681
Get in there! Go for the legs!

413
00:34:32,801 --> 00:34:34,321
(GAS P5)

414
00:34:47,601 --> 00:34:48,921
Good bye, Jason.

415
00:34:53,681 --> 00:34:55,401
Yes, yes!

416
00:34:55,521 --> 00:34:57,161
(CHEERING)

417
00:35:01,041 --> 00:35:03,841
(CHEERING)

418
00:35:14,921 --> 00:35:16,681
(CHEERING)

419
00:35:34,441 --> 00:35:36,521
(Booms)

420
00:35:36,641 --> 00:35:40,121
Kill me and they'll
hate you forever.

421
00:35:40,241 --> 00:35:43,081
(Booms)

422
00:35:44,481 --> 00:35:46,561
(Booms)

423
00:35:48,121 --> 00:35:51,121
(Booms)

424
00:35:58,201 --> 00:36:00,841
(CHEERING)

425
00:36:04,001 --> 00:36:06,881
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

426
00:36:13,001 --> 00:36:14,561
You're lucky, Jason.

427
00:36:17,241 --> 00:36:19,201
But luck doesn't last forever.

428
00:36:19,321 --> 00:36:22,241
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

429
00:36:32,801 --> 00:36:35,521
You did the right thing.

430
00:36:35,641 --> 00:36:39,681
- And what have I got to show for it?
- True. We're still broke.

431
00:36:39,801 --> 00:36:41,521
PYTHAGORAS: Be
grateful. You're still here.

432
00:36:41,641 --> 00:36:44,041
If you'd won, I very much
doubt that would be the case.

433
00:36:44,161 --> 00:36:46,081
Why?

434
00:36:46,201 --> 00:36:48,401
- Why should it be?
- Well, because those are the rules.

435
00:36:48,441 --> 00:36:50,537
- You said there are no rules.
- The rules of life, Jason.

436
00:36:50,561 --> 00:36:51,841
Not the pankration.

437
00:36:51,961 --> 00:36:54,321
(SHE CLEARS HER THROAT)

438
00:36:55,721 --> 00:36:58,441
I... I came to see howjason is.

439
00:36:58,561 --> 00:37:00,481
HERCULES: His
shoulder's on the mend.

440
00:37:00,601 --> 00:37:03,081
Still got a lot of work
to do on his neck,

441
00:37:03,201 --> 00:37:06,601
and I'm a little bit worried
about this left hand.

442
00:37:06,721 --> 00:37:08,321
PYTHAGORAS: Hercules.

443
00:37:13,161 --> 00:37:17,041
We've just got to go
and get some, er... bees.

444
00:37:17,161 --> 00:37:19,881
- Bees? Why bees?
- It was all I could think of.

445
00:37:26,961 --> 00:37:29,441
I saw you in the arena,

446
00:37:29,561 --> 00:37:31,881
- and that's why I...
- I know.

447
00:37:32,001 --> 00:37:34,001
Thank you.

448
00:37:35,401 --> 00:37:37,521
- Ariadne.
- Please don't.

449
00:37:42,121 --> 00:37:43,561
I came here to give you this.

450
00:37:45,601 --> 00:37:46,761
I see.

451
00:37:46,881 --> 00:37:49,681
I cannot keep it...

452
00:37:49,801 --> 00:37:52,281
as much as I long to,
more than anything.

453
00:37:57,361 --> 00:38:00,801
Why didn't you kill Heptarian
when you had the chance?

454
00:38:03,161 --> 00:38:05,641
It would have only
made things worse.

455
00:38:05,761 --> 00:38:08,481
Thank you.

456
00:38:08,601 --> 00:38:10,561
For what?

457
00:38:10,681 --> 00:38:12,361
I've done nothing.

458
00:38:12,481 --> 00:38:14,881
I've achieved nothing.

459
00:38:15,001 --> 00:38:16,601
You've given me strength.

460
00:38:17,761 --> 00:38:19,521
I don't understand.

461
00:38:34,721 --> 00:38:36,721
(CHUCKLING)

462
00:38:37,721 --> 00:38:39,801
Father?

463
00:38:39,921 --> 00:38:42,241
Ariadne.

464
00:38:42,361 --> 00:38:43,641
Father, I need to talk to you.

465
00:38:43,761 --> 00:38:45,841
What is it you wish
to say, my child?

466
00:38:48,041 --> 00:38:51,241
Heptarian, I'm sorry,
but I cannot marry you.

467
00:38:51,361 --> 00:38:53,721
What is the meaning of this?

468
00:38:53,841 --> 00:38:56,481
The gods made
their will clear today.

469
00:38:56,601 --> 00:38:59,361
This engysis is not blessed.

470
00:38:59,481 --> 00:39:01,241
We would be foolish
to continue with it.

471
00:39:01,361 --> 00:39:04,041
- Ariadne?
- Let her speak.

472
00:39:04,161 --> 00:39:06,241
You must have felt
it, too, Heptarian?

473
00:39:06,361 --> 00:39:10,481
You were the man with years of
experience, the superior fighter.

474
00:39:10,601 --> 00:39:14,681
And yet here comes
some unknown boy.

475
00:39:14,801 --> 00:39:17,201
Only the gods could be
responsible for the outcome.

476
00:39:18,641 --> 00:39:20,841
We had an understanding.

477
00:39:20,961 --> 00:39:23,641
And now the gods
have put us right.

478
00:39:29,361 --> 00:39:32,841
This is what you
sincerely believe?

479
00:39:35,041 --> 00:39:36,281
It is.

480
00:39:37,921 --> 00:39:41,281
Then we must bow to a
wisdom greater than ours.

481
00:39:41,401 --> 00:39:43,441
- The engysis must be dissolved.
- My Lord, can I...

482
00:39:43,481 --> 00:39:46,121
Only a fool would fail
to listen to the gods.

483
00:39:48,441 --> 00:39:52,761
Come, come, let us find
the priest and put this right.

484
00:39:52,881 --> 00:39:55,121
My Lord, if we could
discuss this further...

485
00:40:00,281 --> 00:40:02,521
You foolish, foolish girl.

486
00:40:05,161 --> 00:40:06,721
Do you really think
you can defy me?

487
00:40:06,841 --> 00:40:08,801
I'm not afraid of you any more.

488
00:40:08,921 --> 00:40:11,601
I'm not afraid of anyone.

489
00:40:13,041 --> 00:40:15,321
Today has taught me that.

490
00:40:16,361 --> 00:40:18,321
(CHUCKLES)

491
00:40:19,841 --> 00:40:24,121
Then you are more stupid
than you can possibly imagine.

492
00:40:33,801 --> 00:40:37,961
The next year, the other competitors
were so scared, they refused to fight me.

493
00:40:38,081 --> 00:40:41,961
- They couldn't find a single challenger.
- Hercules, that is simply not true.

494
00:40:42,081 --> 00:40:43,481
I swear on my mother's life.

495
00:40:43,601 --> 00:40:45,377
Hold on. I thought you said
you didn't know your mother.

496
00:40:45,401 --> 00:40:46,401
I knew of her.

497
00:40:46,441 --> 00:40:49,721
Have you ever actually
taken part in a pankration?

498
00:40:49,841 --> 00:40:52,201
- Absolutely.
- Not just watched it?

499
00:40:52,321 --> 00:40:54,681
- And eaten the free pies?
- Or drunk the free wine?

500
00:40:54,801 --> 00:40:58,161
- Slept it off under the benches?
- Of course he has.

501
00:40:58,281 --> 00:40:59,297
I have heard it many times -

502
00:40:59,321 --> 00:41:03,841
Hercules was the fastest, strongest,
most agile man in the whole city.

503
00:41:03,961 --> 00:41:07,121
He was the envy of all the
contestants. Everyone knows that.

504
00:41:07,241 --> 00:41:10,401
- Really?
- Yes, really.

505
00:41:10,521 --> 00:41:13,641
You're lucky to
have him as a friend.

506
00:41:13,761 --> 00:41:16,161
So am I.

507
00:41:16,281 --> 00:41:19,041
- I don't deserve you, Medusa.
- Life's not fair, is it?

508
00:41:24,561 --> 00:41:26,561
(RAISED VOICES OUTSIDE)

509
00:41:51,841 --> 00:41:54,001
There's nothing
you can do, Ariadne.

510
00:41:55,761 --> 00:41:58,401
Nothing anyone can do.

511
00:41:59,681 --> 00:42:01,721
I don't understand.

512
00:42:03,001 --> 00:42:06,561
They say the poor
girl took her own life.

513
00:42:07,601 --> 00:42:10,081
When?

514
00:42:10,201 --> 00:42:11,921
Why?

515
00:42:12,041 --> 00:42:16,481
It seems that even though the King
pardoned her, she felt the shame...

516
00:42:16,601 --> 00:42:18,841
too deeply.

517
00:42:24,241 --> 00:42:26,641
She wouldn't have done that.

518
00:42:27,921 --> 00:42:31,281
- She wouldn't.
- I'm sorry.

519
00:42:31,401 --> 00:42:35,641
I know you two were... close.

520
00:42:36,721 --> 00:42:41,161
The main thing now is to do
everything we can for her family...

521
00:42:43,641 --> 00:42:46,001
don't you think?

522
00:43:22,121 --> 00:43:23,961
(HORSE WHINNIES)

523
00:43:24,081 --> 00:43:25,641
These are the Furies.

524
00:43:30,481 --> 00:43:33,281
Stop! Stop! He's my brother.